This is the worst cover that they produced in years.
Everyone can say that the old art direction is too juvenille, but it was unique, the images was cool. Now looks like an old magazine, this type of direction is the worst.

So they got rid of Jillian Davison to do this kind of story and cover?

Editor in chief needs to now that magazines need a fashion director/stylist who understand and speak the magazine language like Vogue has Tonne Goodman, Instyle had Melissa Rubini and Glamour Jillian Davison.